Mumbai City
Know more about India's financial powerhouse and fashion centre, Mumbai area.
About
As the city that never sleeps and famous for its high-end malls and lucrative streets. Mumbai City also known as Bombay, offers unique experiences, from the beautiful promenades to the cosmopolitan culture. Known as the city of dreams (Mayanagri), it is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is also the second most populous city in India with a population of 19.98million. Moreover, it lies on the Konkan coast, which is on the west coast of India, with its very own natural harbour. Back in 2008 Mumbai was named an alpha world's city and it's the wealthiest city with the largest number of millionaires and billionaires in all of the cities in India. Generally, the city serves as headquarters to some of the financial institutions like the National Stock Exchange, Reserve Bank of India and the Mint among many others.
Must Visit Places
In terms of architecture, Mumbai exhibits one of the complexes, luxurious and outstanding architecture. Some include the Pristine White Haji Ali Dargah and the Bandra Worli Sea. The Victorian Architecture of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus has been able to withstand over a century of events and is still a lucrative site. The south of Mumbai is equipped with colonial-era buildings and soviet-style offices which offer a breathtaking view to every visitor. These brilliant masterpieces are Mumbai's unique offering to the rest of the subcontinent.
Festivals of Mumbai
Mumbai, known as “the city that never sleeps,” is a diverse city and one of the busiest cities in India. Festivals form an important part of Mumbai.
- Gudhi Padwa Festival🥥🥻🚪 : It marks the beginning of the Hindi year. This festival is celebrated throughout the state of Maharashtra,as it is considered like the New Year celebration.
- Ganesh Chaturthi Festival🙏🏻🌼 🪔 🐘 🪔 🌼🙏🏻 : The most important festival of Maharashtra. It is a celebration of the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha, the Elephant-God.
- Diwali Festival✨✨✨🌸 🪔🪔🪔 🌸✨✨✨ : It is one of the major festivals of Hindus. It presents the victory of good over bad. It is believed that Diwali festival is celebrated on the day that Lord Rama killed the demon king Ravana, completed his fourteen days of exile and returned to his kingdom.
- Holi Festival 💦 🎨 🌈 : There is nothing like Holi celebrations in Mumbai! The vibrant colours, lip-smacking food, live peppy DJ performances and unlimited fun can be collectively synonymous with Holi, one of the famous festivals of Mumbai.
- Janmashtami Festival 🎊🍯🍯💢🎊: This Mumbai Govinda festival is one of the highly celebrated Mumbai festivals by the Hindus every year on the day after Janmashtami to mimic the stealing of butter by Lord Krishna himself.
- Mumbai Film Festival 🎞 🎬 🎬 🎥 : The Jio MAMI (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) Mumbai Film Festival with Star works on a vision of offering the best of world cinemas to the people of Mumbai and offering the best of Indian cinema to the world.
- Kala Ghoda Arts Festival🎨 👩🏻🎨 🖌 🖼 🎭 : The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is a cultural festival, nine days long.It is a celebration of various forms of dance, art, music and theatre. Some of the top activities to enjoy here are shopping, visiting art galleries, taking part in dance and music performances and seminars.
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